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While You Were Sleeping

1995 film directed by Jon Turteltaub

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A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Released: 1995-04-21103 minDir: Jon TurteltaubRomance, Comedy

Cast

Sandra Bullock as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
Bill Pullman as Jack Callaghan
Peter Gallagher as Peter Callaghan
Peter Boyle as Ox Callaghan
Jack Warden as Saul
Glynis Johns as Elsie

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Key facts

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Written by: Daniel G. Sullivan Fredric Lebow
Produced by: Joe Roth Roger Birnbaum
Starring: Sandra Bullock Bill Pullman Peter Gallagher Peter Boyle Glynis Johns Jack Warden
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Randy Edelman
Production companies: Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
Release date: April 21, 1995 ( 1995-04-21 )
Running time: 103 minutes
Country: United States
Language

Key dates

Published: 28 July 1995

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: Christmas film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Composer: Randy Edelman
Producer: Joe Roth
Production company: Caravan Pictures
Cinematographer: Phedon Papamichael
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Article

While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector, and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves. Other major cast members include Peter Gallagher as Peter, the man who is saved; Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns as members of Peter's family; and Jack Warden as a long-time family friend and neighbor.

The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $182 million worldwide. Bullock and Pullman received praise for their performances. Bullock also garnered a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.